Posted on: Mon 21-11-2016

The West African College of Physicians’ (WACP) mission is to improve the health of West Africans through excellence in training of medical specialists, and the provision of high quality health care. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has developed a close and effective partnership with WACP over the past decade.

20 – 24 March, 2017 – Department of Internal medicine, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria

With support from the Ecobank Foundation, the WACP and RCP are organising a clinical course in Abuja that will focus on the treatment and management of HIV, TB and malaria as well as preparation for infectious disease outbreaks such as Ebola.

The course is open only to doctors who have passed their examination with the colleges (ie registrars) and to medical offi cers and senior medical offi cers working in state-owned hospitals.’ With facilitators drawn from both RCP and WACP, this five-day training course will provide skills for effective training and supervision of trainees

A certificate of training endorsed by RCP and WACP will be given to qualified participants as well as 10 CPD credits.

Attendance is limited to 30 participants and international participants are welcome. To apply please fi ll in the attached form and return to the appropriate contact given at the bottom of the form.

The application process opens on 10 December 2016 and the closing date for application is 10 January 2017.

Note: Limited partial funding (to support travel and accommodation) is available to support a small number of applicants who live more than 100km outside .

Applicants for the Nigeria programme should send their completed forms (available for download on WACP website) to: Dr Obinna Oleribe: [email protected]

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